: May, Birmingham, UK. I watched a goldfinch collecting beak-fulls of dandelion seeds last week. I want sure if they would eat them, or line the nest with them? anyone have any insight?
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So yesterday morning I managed to capture the adult blue tits encouraging the babies out... sadly missed them all leaving the box.. the blue tits have all flown the nest 🐦 miss them already 🥰 #bluetitsnesting#gardenbirds#bluetitsofinstagram

The blue tits have fledged! One remains in our garden tucked away in some privet. It is incredible watching the parents tirelessly go back and forth all day feeding and calling for their chick. They are even busier than when they were feeding them in the nest. Makes me think about the transistion from teenager to adult and how I have that all to come with my boys...
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Collard dove was in my back garden this morning.....what a surprise....such a pretty looking bird!!!!n The dove represents peace of the deepest kind. It soothes and quiets our worried or troubled thoughts, enabling us to find renewal in the silence of the mind. ... The dove's roles as spirit messenger, maternal symbol and liaison impart an inner peace that helps us to go about our lives calmly and with purpose. #aturephotography#nature#birds#gardenbirds#dove#collarddoves @natgeo @photooftheday @ntwales @kewgardens @nationaltrustsouthwest @bbc_travel @woodlandtrust @natgeowild @wwtlondon @southeastnt @natgeoyourshot @naturethroughcamera_ntc @southeastnt @bbcearth

The Blue Tit - Cyanistes Caeruleus.
A colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green makes the blue tit one of our most attractive and most recognisable garden visitors. It is probably the best known of the Tit family; and is a very common sight in our gardens and will visit bird feeders and tables frequently. Blue Tits love peanuts, insects, seed mixes, mealworms, suet and fat balls, they are not to fussy and will happily take whatever is on the bird table. If you put peanut feeders in the garden you won’t have to wait long before these little fellas come along. They will also nest happily in manmade boxes.
DID YOU KNOW :
The months of May and June are by far the busiest times for Blue Tits - with eggs to incubate and young getting bigger by the day, the demand for food is constant. These two months mark the end of their breeding season, but Blue Tits start to think about breeding as early as February. The nest of a blue tit is cup-shaped and made of a mixture of moss, fur, grass, and wool. It is built by the female with little or no help from the male. Females can lay up to 16 eggs, one of the largest clutch sizes of all birds.
Diet based on yellow-green caterpillars increases the intensity of the yellow color of the male's breast and increases his chances to find the mating partner. Yellow breasts signalize that male can provide adequate amount of food for the offspring.
Both parents participate in rearing of chicks. They are able to collect
15.000 flies and caterpillars for their offspring before they become readyto leave the nest at the age of 3 weeks. Young birds are ready for the independent life at the age of 5 weeks.
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Endemic to Australia's East Coast, the Australian king-parrot is an unmistakable garden visitor - particularly the male with his striking red head and breast. ♦
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However, masked by the current autumnal foliage, this beautiful female is capable of camouflaging herself quite well as she pinches some berries from my garden trees. 🍂🌿
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King-parrots can weigh in excess of 280g, making them the heaviest species of Psittacidae. 🐦
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That extra weight will come in handy during the cold mornings, which are beginning to roll in over Canberra as Winter draws near. ❄